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Sylvester Laflin " Pat " Weaver Jr. [2] (December 21, 1908 – March 15, 2002) was an American broadcasting executive who was president of NBC between 1953 and 1955. He has been credited with reshaping commercial broadcasting 's format and philosophy as radio gave way to television as America's dominant home entertainment.
Sylvester "Pat" Weaver (born 1908) was responsible for some of the most innovative and entertaining programming on both radio and television. He saw radio through its infancy and then moved on to television.
Mar 18, 2002 · Sylvester L. “Pat” Weaver, a visionary television executive whose programming innovations, including NBC’s “The Tonight Show” and “Today” show, continue to flourish half a century after their...
Mar 17, 2002 · Sylvester (Pat) Weaver, television pioneer responsible for the creation of the “Today” and “Tonight” shows while he was president of the NBC TV network, died Friday of pneumonia at his Santa...
Mar 25, 2002 · The television world lost one of its brightest luminaries on March 15 with the death of Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, the creator of NBC's Today and Tonight shows.
Sep 4, 2022 · This article reexamines Sylvester ‘Pat’ Weaver’s plans for cultural uplift via NBC television in the 1950s. His ambitions have been the subject of much scholarly research, which often notes his ‘Operation Frontal Lobes’ as influential, citing academic articles published in the 1990s as authoritative.
Mar 18, 2002 · In just seven years, Mr. Weaver, known as Pat, left an imprint as the most important innovator in television programming, championing such influential programs as ''Meet the Press'' and ''Your...
